Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-17
Our Columbus Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
COLUMBUS, o., March 18th, 1887.

Ever since political parties have been or
ganized, there always has been trouble in
raising funds to carry on political campaigns,
and we suppose there always will be, unless
they adopt the plan recently adopted by the
Republican State Executive Committee of
Ohio. The plan they have adopted to raise
the necessary "usufruct" to carry on the
coming campaign in this State for their par
ty, we will let the Bellair Independent tell.
That paper in late issue says: "Mayor Bea-
ton, of Columbus, who is closely connected
with the Republican State Committee of this
State, has been canvassing this county for
contributions to the State committee. No
ready money is required, but notes for small
amounts, payable some time next summer,
are taken. The Mayor is a very sly sort of
man, and it is hard to find out whether he is
Blaine, Sherman or Foraker man, but he is
hustler, and we rather suspect he is a Blaine
man. Most of the contributors were Sher-
But as to the real object of the Mayors mis-
sion we are not informed. He may have been
only feeling the public pulse" The Mayor
Beaton spoken of is the father of one of
"skin cane" Fotaker's executive clerks.
The Mayor and the other persons who have
been sent by that committee over the State
to raise fund for the Republican party in
the coming campaign, will raise pile for
that purpose, and that committee and its
agents will try to use it where they think it
will do their party the most good and our
Democratic friends can see what kind of an
opposition they will have to contend with in
the coming campaign. Let them be prepar-
ed for it.
NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED.
A remarkable scene was witnessed at the
Ohio Penitentiary Sunday or two since,
which was never before witnessed in that
institution-that of the prisoners being
brought out of their cells on Sunday evening
and taken to the dining room to get their
supper, it being the first Sunday supper ever
sci ved them within the recollection of the
eldest inmate. Why was this? Instead of
doing their own butchering there, as has
been the custom always, until the present
management got control, the meat is now
furnished by Cincinnati butcher, named
Lowenstein, political favorite of ''skin
cane" Foraker. Foraker had this change
made to reward this political favorite of his.
| That Sunday after the prisoners had attend
| ed church, and done less coughing and
scraping" than usual on account of the fond
anticipation of getting good dinner, imag-
inc their CONSERVATION and disappoint-
ment, when marched to their place in the
dining rooms of only finding bowl of water
and piece of bread. Why was this? 1t was
discovered that after the beef furnished by
"skin canes" pet had been cooked, the sour
made and ready to be lifted, the meat not
only stunk, but was actually rotten, and il
and everything ooked with it had to be
thrown away. The bread and water before
withstanding the blessing which had been
said over it. The situation was seen by the
chief officers, and they ordered the usual
supper to be prepared, and the guards to be
on hand to march the prisoners from theil
cells to supper, consisting of bread, tea ant
molasses. That the convicts went to theil
cells hungry that evening would be express
ing it mildly.
An effort has been made to get the Legis
lature to pass bill to purchase volume O
decisions made by the circuit courts of Ohio
but it Yves set down on so badly in the Hous'
that it viii never be heard of again. The de
cisions of the Supreme Court is the only rea
law in Ohio, that court having the power t,
reverse any decision made by lower court
The more some gentlemen, who spend thei
time in Washington lobbying measures fo
pay, talk about nominating this or that Con
gresham as the Democratic candidate fo
Governor of Ohio this year, the more disgust
ing does such talk become to Democrats VIII
have the best interests of their party at heart
The Democracy of Ohio want the men the
elected to Congress to remain there, an,
nominate some good man who is not Con
gresham, like Thomas z. Powell, E. B. Fin
ley, S. M. Hunter, J. M. Estep, W. j. Gill
man and plenty of others who could b
named, as the Democratic candidate TO
Governor.
DR.. w. A. France, a prominent physician
of this city, and who is well known all owe
Ohio, has entered suit through his attorneys
Powell & Ricketts,, against Drs. J. J. McClel
land and J. Heustis, of Columbus, for $50,
600 damages against each of them, in civi
action, for defamation of character. He ha
also made an affidavit before Justice Fritchey
af this city, against these same doctors, il
two actions for criminal libel. Those suit
were brought in the morning, and that after
noon Linnetts Senate bill to prevent physi
clans like DR.. France from visiting differen
places and practicing their profession, wa
defeated in the House by a vote of 25 yeas t
81 nays.
The Democrats last Friday afternoon ha
full possession of the 8 enate, having 16 mem
bers present, and the Republicans IA. A par
tisan bill which had passed that body wa
reconsidered, and a message sent to th
House to have it returned to the Senate; bu
the Republicans in the latter body got win
of the situation in the Senate and had th
House adjourned before the messenger az
rived.
). The tally sheet indictments have beel
kicked out of the franklin county court, an
the Republican heelers are sad, because thei
dirty, mean, malicious, partisan work i